Pars Secunda from Topographia Variarum Regionum
Hans Bol|Joannes Galle I
17th century
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 7 3/16 in. (12.3 × 18.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.605.15(93)
Tags
Landscapes
About the Artist
Hans Bol|Joannes Galle I · 1534–1593
Hans Bol (1534–1593) was a Netherlandish painter, draftsman, and miniaturist known for his exquisite landscape compositions and detailed miniature paintings. Born in Mechelen (Malines) in the Spanish Netherlands, he trained there and became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke. His early career was disrupted by the religious upheavals of the Dutch Revolt; the sack of Mechelen in 1572 forced him to ...